Resource Guides: History: Levittown

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Terms for Searching:

Levittown

GI Bill of Rights

Suburb*

"Little boxes"

Levittown
from Encyclopedia of American Environmental History, vol. 3. in American History Online
Levittown
from Encyclopedia of American Business History in American History Online

Levittown Clip from American History in Video

The Post-War Years. Media Rich Communications, 2009. American History in Video. Web. 8 Dec. 2014. <http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1790471>.

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Levittown: Documents of an Ideal American Suburb
Web project by Peter Hales, University of Chicago.
The Houses of Levittown in the Context of Postwar AMerican Culture - Kelly.pdf
Suburbs: The American Dream?

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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an archive of scholarly writing across academic disciplines. Highly recommended for deeper information gathering in subjects related to the humanities, though STEM-related fields are also represented. Currency varies by journal. You will see this database in college.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers and U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
This library offers online access to historical newspapers that you can click through cover to cover, or search by topic, date, or article type (article, photo, comic, birth/death/marriage notice, display ad, film review, etc.). They present firsthand accounts and opinions that bring history to life. Also provides access to current full-text content from selected U.S. newspapers.